Neville Goddard on Job 16:9-10 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Job 16 in context

Scripture Focus

9He teareth me in his wrath, who hateth me: he gnasheth upon me with his teeth; mine enemy sharpeneth his eyes upon me.

10They have gaped upon me with their mouth; they have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully; they have gathered themselves together against me.

Job 16:9-10

Biblical Context

Job portrays a scene where the speaker is torn by wrathful voices and hostile eyes, as if enemies gather and glare. It conveys a sense of isolation under judgment.

Neville's Inner Vision

To Neville’s ear, Job 16:9-10 is not about a literal assault but about the inner drama of consciousness. The teareth, the wrath, the eyes upon me, the gaping mouths, the reproachful blows — these are the movements of your own thoughts when you mistake appearances for reality. The enemy is not a person outside you but a belief you have entertained about yourself, a critic within that binds you to fear and separation. The gathering against me are the converging voices of doubt, self-judgment, and rumor you have allowed to loom in your field of awareness. When you identify with the I AM, you recognize that you are the observer, the unshaken consciousness behind every event. The “wrath” and “tearing” dissolve when you realize they are only pictures your mind creates; by consenting to a different feeling, you revise the scene. Imagine the crowd turning, not toward your hurt, but toward your peace. In that moment, the inner storm subsides, and the self-luminous I AM remains, untouched and sovereign.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume the I AM sits at the center of awareness. Revise the scene by imagining the attackers dissolving into light and your conscious stillness remaining unshaken, until you feel the peace that was always present.